Just to weigh in. I recall playing RBF as soviets with an experienced player, who pointed out very early on that I had the Ambush Card. He therefore stayed away and done the right thing and pick away at me. In my 1800 games this was my most memorable in terms of Non enjoyment. It was bad enough having to play the commissar rules but to do it with what was ineffect 3 cards. Needless to say I lost. I eventually got rid of the card by ambushing a tank unit with my sniper, and got a retreat result !!! Whoopee effiin do!!!

Dunno what point I'm trying to make? Maybe just that there's nothing wrong with figuring it out by yourself without having a visual cue on screen. It's not a biggie but should be fixed.

I agree with Gheintze. Until the bug is fixed, when I know the other player has the ambush card, I still play the same moves as if I didn't know it. I realize it sounds stupid to do this, but this is just a game, and I want both of us to experience the board game 'feel'. So, if anyone plays me, you will get to use the card as intended. I even try to incorporate the other bugs into my scenarios to also enhance play. Just think of them as special rules for that scenario.

Not sure that I was really all that offended specific to your post, but since you are not the first to come away w/ that feeling, perhaps my wording/tone ( something ) implied that, and that was not really my intention, although I did want to point out that - maybe, just perhaps, there is a certain - for lack of a better term ~ Snob Factor ~ that comes out on the boards.

And yes - I ~ Get ~ the purist stance ( Thanks Stevens - that was the word I was struggling for earlier ) and it's cool - If the Online game were to exactly mirror the Board Game it would not detract from the level of enjoyment it brings to me - I just think that *some people* need to keep in mind that this forum isn't entirely made up of purists, or even people who have ever played the Board Game ( or V world )...

Arty Bombard Bug : If you choose to fire w/ multiple Arty Units using this card, you cannot switch back and forth but must fire both barrages from one gun, before moving to the other, or you lose the second barrage(s). This may have been fixed in the last 90 days - I haven't tested it!

Just to weigh in. I recall playing RBF as soviets with an experienced player, who pointed out very early on that I had the Ambush Card. He therefore stayed away and done the right thing and pick away at me. In my 1800 games this was my most memorable in terms of Non enjoyment. It was bad enough having to play the commissar rules but to do it with what was ineffect 3 cards. Needless to say I lost. I eventually got rid of the card by ambushing a tank unit with my sniper, and got a retreat result !!! Whoopee effiin do!!!

Dunno what point I'm trying to make? Maybe just that there's nothing wrong with figuring it out by yourself without having a visual cue on screen. It's not a biggie but should be fixed.

Stevie

The situation you described is actually a bug.

p.5 Eastern Front Rules:

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Note: If a Sniper is adjacent to an enemy unit it must combat the adjacent unit. If the only adjacent unit is a tank, which a Sniper cannot target, the sniper must move before he may battle.

A sniper may not target an Armor unit (this would include a battle via AMBUSH). The game should not have ALLOWED this so it is a bug. Please report this to DOW so that they can improve the game. Thanks!

Arty Bombard Bug : If you choose to fire w/ multiple Arty Units using this card, you cannot switch back and forth but must fire both barrages from one gun, before moving to the other, or you lose the second barrage(s). This may have been fixed in the last 90 days - I haven't tested it!

Actually, that is not a bug. One arty unit must complete both its attacks before a different arty fires. This made it into the Official FAQ too.

But I think there should be an on screen prompt to make players aware that an arty unit still has an attack left if you mistakenly try to fire another arty.

I actually did this myself recently. I fired 3d from one arty then figured I should fire two 1d attacks from a different arty and just plain forgot I could not go back the the first arty - my bad there. Luckily I got the last 2 hits on an infantry to end that game.

My intended purpose is of course to not have an unfair advantage over my opponent. Unlike some of the more obscure movement / combat restrictions ( did we ever solve the issue of the two different bridge cards? )

PS: I let another opponent play his Ambush on my lone-figure infantry after I knew he had it. If you're playing face-to-face and your opponent's Ambush card gets knocked face-up, are you not going to go in close after that?

So yes - there is a FAQ sticky thread that one can easily monitor, just not listed under Memoir '44 Online - English.

The Thread is on the main Memoir '44 page because it is relevant to the game as a whole, not exclusive to the Online game. Unfortunately because of the "bugs" in the online game it does not always follow the Official Rules.

However for those who play:
- FTF with the Boardgame
- In Tournament play
- Online via Vassal software,

and who are "purists" about gameplay, having the Official Rules is very important.